VOLUME 18- 1999-2001 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITOR'S NOTE

INTRODUCTION

CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS

LIST OF DOCUMENTS

1. Address in the Knesset by Prime Minister Elect Ehud Barak upon the presentation of his government, 7 July 1999.
2. Basic Guidelines of the Government of Israel, 6 July 1999.
3. Statement by Prime Minister Barak at a joint press conference with Chairman Arafat, Erez, 11 July 1999.
4. Summary of a meeting between Prime Minister Barak and Jordanian King Abdallah, Akaba, 13 July 1999.
5. Summary of a meeting between Prime Minister Barak and Turkeys President Suleiman Demirel, 14 July 1999.
6. Remarks and joint press conference by President Clinton and Prime Minister Barak at the White House, 15 July 1999.
7. Joint press conference with Prime Minister Barak and Secretary of State Albright, Washington, 16 July 1999.
8. Interview with Prime Minister Barak on CNN's "Late Edition", 18 July 1999.
9. Interview with Prime Minister Barak on NBC's "Meet The Press", 18 July 1999.
10. Joint Statement by President Clinton and Prime Minister Barak, 19 July 1999.
11. Press conference with President Clinton and Prime Minister Barak at the White House, 19 July 1999.
12. Letter from Foreign Minister Levy to his peers regarding the peace process, 20 July 1999.
13. Joint press conference with Prime Minister Barak and Prime Minister Blair, London, 21 July 1999.
14. Summary of a meeting between Prime Minister Barak and Prime Minister Aznar of Spain, 22 July 1999.
15. Letter from Foreign Minister Levy to Foreign Minister Ivanov of the Russian Federation regarding anti-Semitic acts, 27 July 1999.
16. Statement by Prime Minister Barak after meeting with Chairman Arafat, Erez, 27 July 1999.
17. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and EU Special Envoy Moratinos, 27 July 1999.
18. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Hoon, 27 July 1999.
19. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and German Foreign Minister Fischer, 28 July 1999.
20. Statement by Prime Minister Barak and answers to questions at a joint press conference with President Mubarak of Egypt, Alexandria, 29 July 1999.
21. Security Council Resolution 1254 (1999), Extension of UNIFIL, 30 July 1999.
22. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and Finnish Foreign Minister Halonen, 2 August 1999.
23. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Kranidiotis, 4 August 1999.
24. Address by Prime Minister Barak to the National Defense College, 12 August 1999.
25. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and Russian Ambassador Bogdanov, 17 August 1999.
26. Communiqué regarding the signing of a postal agreement between Israel and the PA, 18 August 1999.
27. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and Norwegian Foreign Minister Vollebaek, 22 August 1999.
28. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and Dutch Foreign Minister van Aartsen, 22 August 1999.
29. Summary of meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and Jordanian Foreign Minister al-Khatib, 23 August 1999.
30. Foreign Ministry statement regarding emergency aid to Turkey, 23 August 1999, and Foreign Ministry communiqué regarding the IDF Field Hospital in Turkey, 24 August 1999.
31. Foreign Ministry communiqué regarding the status of the Israel-PA talks, 29 August 1999.
32. Communiqué regarding anti-Semitism forum, 30 August 1999.
33. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and Morocco Liaison Office Head Lahcen, 30 August 1999.
34. The Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum, text and speeches at the signing ceremony, 4 September 1999.
35. Cabinet approval of the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum, 5 September 1999.
36. Statement by Foreign Minister Levy at the resumption of the Israel-PA Permanent Status negotiations, Erez, 13 September 1999.
37. Interview with Prime Minister Barak in the "Jerusalem Post", 24 September 1999.
38. Address by Foreign Minister Levy to the United Nations General Assembly, 29 September 1999.
39. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and Finnish President Ahtisaari, 4 October 1999.
40. Protocol concerning safe passage between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, 5 October 1999.
41. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and French Foreign Minister Vedrine, 7 October 1999.
42. Statement by Deputy Foreign Minister Massalha at the Conference of Donor States, Tokyo, 15 October 1999.
43. Cabinet communiqué, 24 October 1999.
44. Foreign Ministry statement on the fifth anniversary of the Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty, 26 October 1999.
45. Foreign Ministry statement regarding the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Mauritania, 28 October 1999.
46. Interview with Prime Minister Barak on CNN's "Worldview", 2 November 1999.
47. Statement by Ambassador Eran at the opening of the Israel-PA negotiations on the Framework Agreement on Permanent Status, Ramallah, 8 November 1999.
48. Communiqué regarding Prime Minister Barak's talks in Paris, 10 November 1999.
49. Foreign Ministry statement regarding Palestinian claims on redeployment, 16 November 1999.
50. Address by Prime Minister Barak to the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Istanbul, 18 November 1999.
51. Remarks by Prime Minister Barak to the Israel Policy Forum, New York, 20 November 1999.
52. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and EU Ambassadors in Israel, 23 November 1999.
53. Statements by Prime Minister Barak to the British media, London, 22 November 1999.
54. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and EU Special Envoy Moratinos, 23 November 1999.
55. Foreign Ministry statement regarding the Nazareth mosque, 24 November 1999.
56. Security Council Resolution 1276 (1999), Extension of UNDOF, 24 November 1999.
57. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/37, Jerusalem, 1 December 1999.
58. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/38, Golan Heights, 1 December 1999.
59. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/39, Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, 1 December 1999.
60. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/40, Division for Palestinian Rights in the Secretariat, 1 December 1999.
61. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/41, Information Programme on the Palestine Question at the UN Department of Public Information, 1 December 1999.
62. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/42, Peaceful Settlement of the Palestine Question, 1 December 1999.
63. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/51, Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the Middle East, 1 December 1999.
64. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/57, Risk of Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East, 1 December 1999.
65. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/59, Strengthening Security and Cooperation in the Mediterranean Region, 1 December 1999.
66. United Nations General Assembly Resolutions 54/69, Assistance to Palestinian Refugees; 54/70 Working Group on Financing of UNRWA; 54/71, 1967 War Displaced Persons; 54/72, Scholarships for Palestinian Refugees; 54/73, UNRWA Operations; 54/74, Palestinian Refugees' Properties and Revenues; 54/75, Al Quds University of Jerusalem; 54/76, Israeli Practices in the Territories, 6 December 1999.
67. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/77, Applicability of the Geneva Convention to Occupied Areas, 6 December 1999.
68. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/78, Israeli Settlements in the Territories, 6 December 1999.
69. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/80, Occupied Golan Heights, 6 December 1999.
70. Prime Minister Barak's statement on housing tenders freeze, 7 December 1999.
71. Joint press conference with Prime Minister Barak and Secretary of State Albright, 8 December 1999.
72. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/110, Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, 9 December 1999.
73. Address to the Knesset by Prime Minister Barak, 13 December 1999.
74. Statements by Prime Minister Barak, President Clinton and Syrian Foreign Minister al-Shara at the opening of Israel-Syria talks, the White House, 15 December 1999.
75. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/116, Assistance to the Palestinian People, 15 December 1999.
76. Statement by President Clinton regarding the Israeli-Syrian talks, 16 December 1999.
77. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/152, Right of the Palestinian People to Self- Determination, 17 December 1999.
78. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and Morocco Head of Liaison Office in Israel Rhoufrani, 21 December 1999.
79. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and an Egyptian Peace Movement delegation, 21 December 1999.
80. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/230, Permanent Sovereignty of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Territories, 22 December 1999.
81. Foreign Ministry statement regarding the visit to Israel of Omani diplomats, 6 January 2000.
82. Interview with Prime Minister Barak on CNN, 12 January 2000.
83. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and the EU Presidency, 17 January 2000.
84. Summary of a meeting between Prime Minister Barak and President Stoyanov of Bulgaria, 18 January 2000.
85. Press briefing on the multilateral talks by Foreign Ministry Senior Deputy Director General Biran, 30 January 2000.
86. Security Council Resolution 1288 (2000), Extension of UNIFIL, 31 January 2000.
87. Joint Declaration of the Moscow Steering Group, 1 February 2000.
88. Statement regarding the recall of Israel's Ambassador from Vienna, 2 February 2000.
89. Foreign Minister Levy's letter to his peers regarding the attack in Lebanon, 7 February 2000.
90. Briefing by Foreign Minister Levy to foreign diplomats, 9 February 2000.
91. Address in the Knesset by Prime Minister Barak in honor of Germany's President Rau, 16 February 2000.
92. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and EU Commission President Prodi, 28 February 2000.
93. Summary of a meeting between Prime Minister Barak and President Mubarak's adviser el-Baz, 29 February 2000.
94. Government Resolution regarding the redeployment from Lebanon, 5 March 2000.
95. Cabinet statement regarding the redeployment in the West Bank, 19 March 2000.
96. Interview with Prime Minister Barak on CBS "Evening News", 22 March 2000.
97. Visit to Israel of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, texts of speeches and statements, 21-26 March 2000.
98. Interview with Prime Minister Barak on ABC's "This Week", 26 March 2000.
99. Interview with Deputy Defense Minister Sneh on WETA TV/PBS Network, 28 March 2000.
100. Remarks by President Clinton regarding his meeting with Syrian President Assad, 29 March 2000.
101. Summary of a meeting between Prime Minister Barak and Dutch Prime Minister Kok, 2 April 2000.
102. Joint press conference with Prime Minister Barak and US Defense Secretary Cohen, 3 April 2000.
103. Foreign Ministry statement regarding the Israel-Kazakhstan Joint Committee for the Enhancement of Cooperation, 4 April 2000.
104. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and Chinese President Jiang Zemin, 13 April 2000.
105. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Larsen, 27 April 2000.
106. Summary of a meeting between Prime Minister Barak and Australian Prime Minister Howard, 1 May 2000.
107. Foreign Ministry statement regarding the trial of 13 Jews in Iran, 2 May 2000.
108. Joint communiqué regarding the re-establishment of diplomatic ties between Israel and Sri Lanka, 15 May 2000.
109. Statement regarding Israel-PA discussions on prisoners, 14 May 2000.
110. Prime Minister Barak's statement to the cabinet regarding Abu Dis, 15 May 2000.
111. Prime Minister Barak's statement regarding rioting in the West Bank, 15 May 2000.
112. Foreign Ministry communiqué regarding the visit of an economic delegation from Indonesia, 16 May 2000.
113. Article in the "Jerusalem Post" by Prime Minister Barak, 19 May 2000.
114. Press briefing by Foreign Minister Levy, 23 May 2000.
115. Statement by the President of the United Nations Security Council, 23 May 2000.
116. Defense Ministry statement regarding the redeployment from Lebanon, 24 May 2000.
117. Foreign Ministry background paper on Lebanon, 24 May 2000.
118. Statement at the cabinet meeting by Prime Minister Barak regarding Lebanon, 24 May 2000.
119. Article by Foreign Ministry Director-General Bentsur regarding Lebanon in the "Washington Times" and other dailies, 25 May 2000.
120. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and UN Coordinator Larsen, 28 May 2000.
121. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1300 (2000), Extension of UNDOF, 31 May 2000.
122. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and Conservative Party Chairman Hague, 31 May 2000.
123. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and Egyptian Ambassador Bassiouny, 1 June 2000.
124. Statement at the cabinet by Prime Minister Barak regarding Lebanon, 4 June 2000.
125. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and German Foreign Minister Fischer, 5 June 2000.
126. Statements by Prime Minister Barak and Foreign Minister Levy regarding the death of President Assad, 10 and 11 June 2000.
127. Euro-Mediterranean Agreement on Association between the European Communities and Israel, 13 June 2000.
128. Address by Foreign Minister Levy to the Israel-EU Association Council, Luxembourg, 13 June 2000.
129. Remarks by Prime Minister Barak to the Political Security Cabinet, 18 June 2000.
130. Statement by the President of the United Nations Security Council on Lebanon, 18 June 2000.
131. Statement by Foreign Minister Levy on Security Council endorsement of Israel's implementation of Resolution 425, 19 June 2000.
132. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and UN Secretary-General Annan, 21 June 2000.
133. Joint press conference by Prime Minister Barak and UN Secretary-General Annan, 21 June 2000.
134. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and Algerian journalists, 26 June 2000.
135. Foreign Ministry reaction to the verdict on Iranian Jews, 1 July 2000.
136. Summary of a meeting between Prime Minister Barak and Indian Foreign Minister Singh, 2 July 2000.
137. Summary of meeting between Foreign Minister Levy and Indian Foreign Minister Singh, 2 July 2000.
138. Remarks to the British media by Prime Minister Barak, 5 July 2000.
139. Briefing to the cabinet by Prime Minister Barak regarding the Camp David summit, 9 July 2000.
140. Address to the Knesset by Prime Minister Barak regarding the Camp David summit, 10 July 2000.
141. Statement by Prime Minister Barak regarding the Camp David summit, 10 July 2000.
142. Summary of a meeting between Prime Minister Barak and President Mubarak, 10 July 2000.
143. Statement regarding the sale of Phalcon system to China, 12 July 2000.
144. Foreign Ministry reaction to UN Secretary-General statement on Resolution 425, 24 July 2000.
145. Trilateral statement regarding the Camp David summit, 25 July 2000.
146. Statement and press conference by President Clinton regarding the Camp David summit, 25 July 2000.
147. Statement and press conference by Prime Minister Barak regarding the Camp David summit, 25 July 2000.
148. Letter from Foreign Minister Levy to UN Secretary-General Annan regarding Lebanon, 26 July 2000.
149. Statement by Prime Minister Barak on his return from Camp David, 26 July 2000.
150. Interview with President Clinton on Israel Television Channel 1, 27 July 2000.
151. Security Council Resolution 1310 (2000), Extension of UNIFIL, 27 July 2000.
152. Foreign Ministry statement regarding the extension of the TIPH mandate, 31 July 2000.
153. Remarks to the cabinet by Prime Minister Barak regarding the peace process, 20 August 2000.
154. Summary of a meeting between Prime Minister Barak and King Abdullah, Tel Aviv, 22 August 2000.
155. Press conference with Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami, 23 August 2000.
156. Foreign Ministry statement regarding the ratification of two protocols of the Convention on Conventional Weapons, 24 August 2000.
157. Remarks to the cabinet by Prime Minister Barak regarding the peace process, 27 August 2000.
158. Summary of a meeting between Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami and French Foreign Minister Vedrine, 28 August 2000.
159. Summary of a meeting between Prime Minister Barak and US Special Envoy Ross, 29 August 2000.
160. Summary of a meeting between Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami and British Foreign Secretary Cook, 29 August 2000.
161. Summary of a meeting between Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami and German Foreign Minister Fischer, 30 August 2000.
162. Summary of a meeting between Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami and King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Agadir, 4 September 2000.
163. Excerpts from interviews in the Israeli media with Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami, 5-6 September 2000.
164. Address by Prime Minister Barak to the UN Millenium summit, 6 September 2000.
165. Press conference with Prime Minister Barak at the UN, 7 September 2000.
166. Interview with Prime Minister Barak on ABC's "This Week", 10 September 2000.
167. Highlights of a press conference with Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami, New York, 11 September 2000.
168. Statement by Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami to the 55th Session of the UN General Assembly, 18 September 2000.
169. Address by Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami to the Council of Foreign Relations, New York, 18 September 2000.
170. Letter from Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami to his peers regarding the incident on the Temple Mount, 30 September 2000.
171. Press conference with Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami, 1 October 2000.
172. Briefing to the diplomatic corps by Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami, 3 October 2000.
173. Summary of a meeting between Prime Minister Barak and Secretary of State Albright, Paris, 4 October 2000.
174. Letter from Prime Minister Barak to his peers, 5 October 2000.
175. Statement to the Israeli people by Prime Minister Barak, 7 October 2000.
176. Security Council Resolution 1322 (2000), End of Violence, 7 October 2000.
177. Statements by Prime Minister Barak and UN Secretary-General Annan, 10 October 2000.
178. Press conference with Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami, 12 October 2000.
179. Briefing by Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami to the diplomatic corps, 12 October 2000.
180. Interview with Prime Minister Barak on CNN's "Late Edition", 15 October 2000.
181. Interview with Prime Minister Barak on ABC's "This Week", 15 October 2000.
182. Joint statement by Presidents Mubarak and Clinton at the conclusion of the Sharm el-Sheikh summit, 17 October 2000.
183. Remarks by Prime Minister Barak regarding the Sharm e-Sheikh summit, 12 October 2000.
184. United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-107 Regarding the Recent Violent Events, 20 October 2000, and Foreign Ministry reaction, 21 October 2000.
185. Foreign Ministry statement regarding relations with Tunisia, 22 October 2000.
186. Reaction of the Prime Minister's Office to the Cairo Declaration, 22 October 2000.
187. Letter from Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami to heads of Jewish communities on the wave of anti-Semitic attacks, 30 October 2000.
188. Summary of a meeting between Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami and French Foreign Minister Vedrine, 31 October 2000.
189. Summary of a meeting between Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami and Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov, Paris, 31 October 2000.
190. Summary of a meeting between Prime Minister Barak and German Chancellor Schroeder, 31 October 2000.
191. Summary of a meeting between Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami and British Prime Minister Blair, 31 October 2000.
192. Interview with Acting Foreign Minister Ben-Ami on PBS's "Newshour", 1 November 2000.
193. Foreign Minister Ben-Ami's discussions with his counterparts in New York and Washington, 5 November 2000.
194. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/18, Bethlehem, 7 November 2000.
195. Address by Prime Minister Barak on the fifth anniversary of Rabin's assassination, 8 November 2000.
196. Remarks by Prime Minister Barak to the General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations, Chicago, 13 November 2000.
197. Summary of a conversation between Prime Minister Barak and British Prime Minister Blair, 14 November 2000.
198. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Minister Ben-Ami and Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov, 15 November 2000.
199. United Nations General Assembly Resolutions 55/30, Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the Middle East, and 55/36, Risk of Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East, 20 November 2000.
200. Israeli government White Paper regarding Palestinian non-compliance with their commitments and agreements, 20 November 2000.
201. Statement by Prime Minister Barak regarding the attack on a school bus, 20 November 2000.
202. Letter from Prime Minister Barak to his peers regarding the school bus attack, 21 November 2000.
203. Security Council Resolution 1328 (2000), Extension of UNDOF, 27 November 2000.
204. Foreign Ministry statement regarding the visit of Polish Foreign Minister Bartoszewski, 28 November 2000.
205. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/50, Jerusalem, 1 December 2000.
206. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/51, the Golan Heights, 1 December 2000.
207. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/52, Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, 1 December 2000.
208. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/53, Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat, 1 December 2000.
209. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/54, Information Programme on Palestine in the Secretariat, 1 December 2000.
210. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/55, Peaceful Settlement of the Palestine Question, 1 December 2000.
211. Foreign Ministry statement regarding the India-Israel dialogue, 4 December 2000.
212. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/87, Right of the Palestinian People to Self-Determination, 4 December 2000.
213. United Nations General Assembly Resolutions 55/123, Assistance to Palestinian Refugees; 55/124, Working Group on Financing UNRWA; 55/125, Persons Displaced in the June 1967 War; 55/126, Scholarships for Palestinian Refugees' Higher Education; 55/127, Operations of UNRWA; 55/128, Palestinian Refugees' Properties; 55/129, Al-Quds University of Jerusalem, 8 December 2000.
214. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/130, Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices in the Territories, 8 December 2000.
215. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/131, Applicability of the Geneva Convention to Palestinian Territories, 8 December 2000.
216. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/132, Israeli Settlements in the Territories, 8 December 2000.
217. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/133, Israeli Practices in the Territories, 8 December 2000.
218. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/134, The Golan Heights, 8 December 2000.
219. Press briefing by Foreign Ministry Director-General Liel, 10 December 2000.
220. Summary of meeting between Prime Minister Barak and members of the International Fact-Finding Committee (Mitchell Committee), 11 December 2000.
221. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/158, Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, 12 December 2000.
222. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/173, Assistance to the Palestinian People, 14 December 2000.
223. Congratulatory cable from Prime Minister Barak to President-elect George W. Bush, 14 December 2000.
224. Security Council Draft Resolution 1171 (2000) and Israel's reaction to it, 18 December 2000.
225. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/209, Palestinian People's Sovereignty over Territory, 20 December 2000.
226. The Clinton Peace Plan, 23 December 2000.
227. Summary of a meeting between Foreign Ministry Director-General Liel and China's Ambassador Pan Zhalin, 2 January 2001.
228. Address by President Clinton to the Israel Policy Forum, 7 January 2001.
229. Remarks by Prime Minister Barak to the Council on Foreign Relations, 8 January 2001.
230. Israel's position on the Taba talks, 21 January 2001.
231. Joint Israel-Palestinian statement regarding the Taba talks, 27 January 2001.
232. Israel suspends diplomatic contacts with the Palestinian Authority, 28 January 2001.
233. Foreign Ministry statement regarding emergency aid to India, 28 January 2001.
234. Joint Israeli-Palestinian statement regarding protection of water infrastructure, 31 January 2001.